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“If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.” ~Unknown

I have always been a smart, dedicated, hard working person. I was raised to believe that those where characteristics required for success. So imagine my surprise to reach the working world and find unexceptional colleagues getting promoted above me.

There’s one memory that particularly stands out.

When I was twenty-five, I was on a team that consisted of amazingly smart, ambitious, hardworking people, plus one mediocre guy, Tom. His mediocrity stood out amongst a high-achieving team, but Tom thought he was a rock star.

Infuriatingly, all the right people noticed Tom. And they didn’t notice me.

In hindsight, the biggest difference between Tom and I was our mindset around self-promotion. We were both ambitious, but he was willing to push for it. Meanwhile, I was waiting patiently for my turn.

I couldn’t get past the idea that self-promotion was sleazy, manipulative, or desperate, so I refused to do it. I didn’t go in to a meeting with sweaty palms ready to ask for the promotion that I wanted. I just did nothing.

I waited and hoped that someone would notice how hardworking and deserving I was. But it never happened. I lost o…

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Recently I have made a pretty drastic switch in my training/fitness life. It has been met with questions, opposition, teasing, warnings, concern, and a few other things, so I wanted to share my current training focus and reasoning in this blog.

Over the past many years I have been competing in the sport of Powerlifting. It has been one of the best things I have ever done and has been a very fulfilling part of my life. As an athlete all of my childhood and teenage years I had seemed to lose the competitive spirit.

When I started competing in the sport of Powerlifting I could honestly say I was underpowered. I looked fit, but didn’t have the  appropriate strength for my level of training. Over the years I had a mission to pursue strength as my primary purpose. After each powerlifting meet I reassessed my goals and set newer strength goals, continually raising my standards. In a few short years I went from a guy that had a 325lb deadlift and 285b squat, to squatting 551 and deadlifting 540. These numbers to some seem enormously strong, and to others in the powerlifting world these numbers are called warm ups. To me they were called maxes and I earned every ounce of them. I left everything out on the platform when I hit these numbers. The difference was, when I hit that 551lb squat it was one of the first times I had to take a step back and say, “do I want to squat more than this”? And the answer was “I don’t know right now.” It felt awesome…

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The National Collegiate Fitness Index ranks collegiate and university campuses for physical and programmatic resources that promote active living and healthy lifestyles.

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While I don’t do a lot of vegan food prep, the time I do invest on the weekends makes a world of difference during the week. So, what’s the point of food prep? Why not just wing it and make food as you go? Well, you definetely can do it that way, especially if  you’re an experienced…

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A little more than a year after emerging from bankruptcy, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee received $1 million in private funding that it will use to build on increased demand for its programs, to expand community partnerships and to improve its operating model, the Y said.

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Moving to a new city. Asking for a promotion. Starting a side hustle. Hunting for a different job. Trying online dating. Breaking up with your S.O.

Life is packed with decisions, big and small. But some require deeper contemplation. Often, our hesitance to make up our minds when confronted with a big choice results in not taking any action whatsoever. We avoid it. We want to hide under the covers and hope our need to do something will pass.

But the harsh truth is that inaction is a decision too. If we don’t move to Austin, forge ahead for that VP title, start a side project this summer, or call off our less-than-satisfactory relationship, we are deciding to stay where we are. We are deciding to live in Chicago. We are deciding to remain in our current job. We are deciding to reject entrepreneurship (and more dough). We are deciding to stay with James or Jessica. If you feel a big decision is looming in your life, don’t hide! Ask yourself these 12 questions—and write down your answers—to get clear on what’s the right choice for you.

1. How long have I been thinking about this?

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Source: http://www.theptdc.com/2016/06/grow-market-your-fitness-business-build-value-on-value/

Ask yourself right now: “What do my clients value?”

Your value as a personal trainer is obviously important to your short- and long-term business growth, but take note that your client’s valuation of your business starts on their first interaction, before they actually speak to you. These things must always be considered in your analysis of ways to improve the value of your business and coaching.

The most direct way to increase your value in general is actually simple and straightforward: build on top of and improve your pre-existing value.

In essence, you should be “intensifying” what you are already doing in your business, not adding new services or features. Simply do what you are already doing, but do it better. Remember, training is an outcome-based business. You are hired on the basis of future results, but these are outcomes that are built upon moment to moment. Therefore, you should increase the value of those moments.

What makes your training valuable?

As a whole though, training with your client is an experience. We can call our training a product or even a service, but semantics aside, it constitutes an experience between a professional and a client.

When placing a certain value on this experience, it’s common to apply only our own per…

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Forget what you think you know about Brussels sprouts, and if you’ve never had a Brussels sprout in your mouth and enjoyed it, you must give this super easy recipe a try. Even people who claim to hate Brussels sprouts end up loving this recipe.

I can’t take credit for this delightful cruciferous vegetable goodness; my wife got this recipe from one of her coworkers, and we’ve made it several times already. It’s officially a staple in our kitchen, and it’s sure to be in your’s too.

First, let’s go over why you need to make this best, and easiest, Brussels sprout recipe ever:

Seriously, it’s ridiculously easy to make.
You need to eat more veggies; we all do. This makes it easier because it’s oh-so tasty.
Once you eat it, you’ll agree that this will make a terrific go-to veggie when you don’t feel like doing much prep work or cooking.
This is perfect for cooking in bulk so you have veggies to easily pack in your lunch.

Now that you know why you need to get this in your mouth immediately, here’s how to do it.

Ingredients:

One-two frozen bags of Brussels sprouts* (I always use two)
Salt and pepper, to taste
About one tablespo…

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If you’re young and you spend all day texting back and forth with your significant other, listen up! Texting is convenient, but a new study (granted, one that only looked at teenagers) found that couples who chat mostly via text weren’t as good as at dealing with the difficult parts of relationships as their counterparts who talked on the phone or (gasp) IRL. The texters had trouble telling their partners what they really wanted and working through arguments before they escalated into fights.

So for the sake of your relationship, ditch the emojis and quick texts and find the time for a phone call or face-to-face chat instead.

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Source: http://www.thefitbits.com/2016/06/the-caledonian-sleeper-overnight.html

 I’ve been doing a lot of sitting on my arse recently – you’ll have probably seen why – and one of the various places that’s played host to said arse these past few weeks has been the Caledonian Sleeper train, from London to Edinburgh. 
Luckily, my sis-in-law’s hen do fell very near the end of my six-week hiatus from real life, so rather than faffing about for hours getting to, and waiting at the airport for an 80-minute flight, I thought I’d treat myself to the overnight train. 
Not just any train mind you – the Caledonian Sleeper train to Scotland. 

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